Units App for iPhone Review
If you have trouble remembering the various units and its conversions, perhaps Units app for iPhone could help you find a way out. Such situations arise when you travel often around the globe, and all of a sudden, you need to read currency, temperature, length, speed, pressure etc in the unit followed in that country. If you are an American, you will definitely come across this situation as most countries around the globe follow SI units unlike the US. Units is a free app from Crossroad Solutions for iPhone.
The Application
iPhone Units app spots a simple and user friendly user interface. But that was expected given the number of features expected of the application. There are no flashy colors either as the focus is entirely on the functionality.
In the Units app for iPhone interface, you can find various units such as Area, Currency, Energy, Temperature, Time, Length, Weight, Speed, and Pressure, with an arrow mark ‘>’ on the right side of the corresponding entries. Tapping on the said ‘>’ gives you further units to which you can convert a given entry.
Units even let you calculate exactly how much data storage you really get when buying computer peripherals by converting ‘literal GB’ into ‘real GB’. For those who have not heard about ‘literal’ and ‘real’ Gigabyte, here is a real life example: if a new iPhone is said to come with 16GB of storage, it will have a real GB of 14.9 GB only. Units smartphone application have options to let you precisely calculate the same. Last but not the least, Units application comes with an in-built ruler that lets you measure small lengths should a need arise.
Conclusion
Units app for iPhone help you hot between different units of measurements with ease. So, next time in your European trip, if you have trouble reading distance in KM, just pop up the Units application and let it convert the distance in Miles for you. The same goes for Currency, Temperature, Time or Length. The ruler feature comes as a welcome addition to the overall utility of the application. You may not need it every day, but it comes handy when you really need it sometimes. Above all, Units is a free application to download. Verdict: A handy app to have in your iPhone, if you travel around the globe regularly.
Category: Free iPhone Apps
